Chapter 207 Ma Chao wants to attack Liu Wu.

Chapter 207: Ma Chao wants to kill Liu Wu.

Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty!
Emperor Gaozu established his capital here, but later Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty. Emperor Guangwu of Han restored the Han Dynasty and moved the capital to Luoyang, since then Chang'an has gradually declined.

After that,

Dong Zhuo moved the capital west to Chang'an, which greatly increased the population. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Li Que and Guo Si subsequently rebelled, and Ma Teng and Han Sui invaded Guanzhong from Liangzhou.

This former capital of the Han Dynasty changed hands many times and had been separated from the Han court for a long time.

this day,
Outside the city of Chang'an, corpses were piled up side by side.

On the top of Chang'an City, the black bloodstains have not yet disappeared.

call! ~
The autumn wind from the northwest whistled through Chang'an City with a murderous intent.

A large flag with the word "Chu" on it stood on the top of the city wall, fluttering in the wind.

Guanzhong was empty, and the defenders of Chang'an were only a few thousand. Gao Shun took it down in one battle!

"go!"

"Go faster!"

"Keep your head down! Don't look around!"

In Chang'an City,

A large number of soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp pressed the captives defending the city and headed towards the gathering place.

The Xiliang defenders lowered their heads, had their hands tied behind their backs, and were taken away in a dejected manner.

But some Xiliang soldiers also shouted: "You attacked me at night, I won't accept it!"

"If you have the guts, prepare your troops and fight with real swords and guns. I'll let you see what the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is...ah!"

Before he finished his words, whips rained down on the Xiliang soldier.

"Idiots, you can't even defend the city, and you're still preparing for battle?"

"These Xiliang barbarians are all so stupid. We have already conquered Chang'an City, and they want us to fight them again?"

The soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp were so angry that they almost laughed.

At a distant street corner, a group of people were pointing at the "Chu" flag on the top of the city wall:
"Whose banner is this [Chu]?"

"God knows! Anyway, our Guanzhong is just a grocery store, anyone can come in..."

"Dong Zhuo died, Li Que and Guo Si came, Li Que and Guo Si left, Ma Teng and Han Sui came again, and now Ma Teng's son is here too. Maybe in a few days... hehe, that Prime Minister Cao outside Tongguan will be able to come in too."

The heroes have wreaked havoc in Guanzhong, and the people of Guanzhong have long been lying down. They cannot resist anyway, so whoever wants to come can come.

After all, Chang'an today is not as prosperous as it was during the Northern Han Dynasty.

Some people are still wondering: "Those people are all famous heroes in the world, but who is this [Chu] flag?"

"This flag with the word [Chu] on it is the royal flag of His Majesty the King of Chu!" A cold voice sounded behind the group of people.

Everyone turned around in a hurry and saw a man who looked like a general, riding a horse, surrounded by guards. It was the commander of the Xianzhen Camp, Gao Shun.

The general who could still walk freely on the street must be the general of the army that broke into Chang'an last night. The people subconsciously lowered their heads and retreated.

There were also some brave ones who, seeing that the general was willing to talk to the people, could not help but ask: "Excuse me, General, which King of Chu is this?"

Gao Shun: "Of course it's the King of Chu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Wu Liu Zilie!"

The King of Chu of the Han Dynasty?

The people were startled for a moment, then their eyes suddenly widened, and those who had lowered their heads suddenly raised their heads with a look of disbelief on their faces.

"The King of Chu of the Han Dynasty... Doesn't this mean that the Han Dynasty is back?"

"Thank goodness, God! I never thought I'd see the day when the Han army would come back!"

"Since the bandits from Xiliang invaded Guanzhong, we haven't seen the Han army for a long time!"

"The great man has indeed never abandoned us..."

Many of the people around had tears in their eyes.

They are from Guanzhong.

They are from Chang'an.

Chang'an and Guanzhong once had a dazzling and brilliant glory. It was the glory and pride of their ancestors. However, with the rampage of Dong Zhuo, Li Guo, Ma father and son and other people from Liangzhou in Guanzhong.

The population in Guanzhong was declining and the place was desolate.

They have long buried their past glory and pride deep in their hearts and never want to mention them again.

They had longed for the imperial army to come back time and time again, hoping that the Han court could save them from the dire situation, but the court ultimately disappointed them and they had become numb.

But now,
The Han Dynasty court has actually returned!

The hard days in Guanzhong are finally coming to an end!

There were also people in Chang'an who had heard of Liu Wu's reputation: "I heard from the caravans from the Central Plains that the emperor's uncle Liu Bei had an eldest son who is now the governor of Jingzhou. He is also called Liu Wu, with the courtesy name Zilie."

"Is this King of Chu the son of Uncle Liu?"

Gao Shun's expression instantly turned cold: "Don't talk nonsense! What do you mean by son of Emperor Liu?"

"Liu Xuande is only a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, a minor branch of the Han Dynasty."

"The King of Chu is the legitimate heir of the Han Dynasty and a brother of the current emperor! How can Liu Xuande be compared to him?!"

……

Outside Tongguan,
In Cao Jun’s camp,
Cao Mengde, the King of Wei in the Han Dynasty, was holding a wolf-hair brush and writing quickly on a piece of silk.

He was writing a letter to Han Sui, the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang coalition forces in Tongguan.

Han Sui and Ma Teng were sworn brothers, and they were the largest military force in Liang Province. Even Ma Chao and his son were inferior to them. For this reason, the nine coalition forces including Ma Chao, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, etc. in Tongguan were willing to push Han Sui as the commander of the coalition forces. Han Sui's strength was not only reflected in the military,
He was also an official of Yin Hua, the governor of Jincheng County in Liangzhou. He was well-known in Xiliang for his dedication to duty. Even the general He Jin, who was far away in Luoyang, was particularly interested in him and specially summoned him when Han Sui came to Beijing on official business.

At that time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both attached to He Jin, and it was also at that time that Cao Cao and Han Sui met.

It is reasonable for Cao Mengde to write a letter to his old friend now.

As Cao Mengde wrote the last word, he couldn't wait to pick up the pen again and scribble on the key content of the letter. The letter soon became incomprehensible and the content was completely incomprehensible.

"Prime Minister!"

Xu Chu hurriedly entered the account and reported: "Scouts have sent news that Liu Wu's army is only seven days away from Tongguan. We are now..."

"No problem." Cao Mengde was calm and composed, and called Xu Chu forward: "Zhongkang, how do you read this letter?"

Xu Chu muttered to himself and took the silk letter: "I can't read, Prime Minister, please let me read it..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Chu's eyes suddenly widened as he stared at Si Bo.

Although I can't read, I'm not blind!

"Prime Minister, why are you doing this? Why is Tu Chen like this?"

Cao Cao laughed: "Lord Tiger, your Fire Cloud Blade is extremely sharp, but you don't understand that sometimes killing people with pen and ink is much easier than killing people with your Fire Cloud Blade."

Xu Chu was confused when he heard this, and Cao Mengde did not explain to him.

He slowly stuffed the silk letter into the brocade bag and handed it to Xu Chu: "Hurry up and send someone to take this letter to Tongguan and have someone hand it to Han Sui personally. Make a big fuss about it and make sure Ma Chao knows about it."

Xu Chu was stunned: "Prime Minister, Liu Zilie will come to kill us in seven days. What's the point of sending this heavenly letter to Han Sui now?"

"What do you know, you little man?" Cao Cao sneered, "As long as this letter is delivered to Tongguan, Tongguan will be breached within three days. By then, I will defend Tongguan and Liu Zilie will surely be defeated!"

"Go quickly!"

……

Tongguan, the main camp of the Xiliang army.

People shouted and horses neighed, and food, fodder and military equipment were flowing non-stop.

Soldiers patrolling the camp walked around and inspected the surroundings.

In the central army tent, all the commanders of the various Xiliang tribes were present.

After leading a major case, an old veteran in full armor sat upright. It was the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang coalition forces and the largest warlord in Liangzhou, Han Sui, Han Wenyue.

"How strange!" Han Sui stroked his silver beard, his face full of confusion: "In the past, Cao Cao was always very cautious when fighting with us. Why is it that Cao Mengde seems to have gone crazy these days, attacking Tongguan day and night?"

Since Cao Cao confronted the Western Liang army at Tongguan, there have been very few offensives as fierce as in the past few days.

If the opposite side had not still been flying the big banner with the word "Cao" on it, the Xiliang army would have almost thought that they were fighting against another army.

"I know a little about the reason here." A young voice sounded in the audience. Everyone turned their heads and looked. It was the Lieutenant General and Marquis of Duting Ma Chao.

"My nephew's scouts reported that King Liu Wu of Chu learned that Cao Cao and I were confronting each other at Tongguan, so he rushed to Tongguan with the Jiangdong coalition forces..."

"The two kings of Wu and Chu are both mortal enemies of Cao Mengde. They must be here for Cao Cao! Haha..." Ma Chao sneered, "I think the Wu-Chu coalition is coming, and Cao Cao can't take Tongguan. It seems that he is being attacked from both sides."

"Cao is struggling to his death, and his attacks have suddenly intensified in the past few days."

Once the Wu-Chu coalition forces reach the outside of Tongguan, the Xiliang coalition forces only need to march out of the pass and attack Cao Mengde from both sides, and Cao's army will surely be defeated!
Han Sui seemed to think of the scene of Cao Cao's army's defeat, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "If it is as my nephew said, then Liu Zilie..."

"Report! Urgent report from Wuguan!"

A Xiliang soldier stumbled into the tent and said, "Urgent report from Wuguan, King Liu Zilie of Chu led a large army to attack Wuguan at night, Wuguan... Wuguan has been lost!"

"Liu Zilie has entered Guanzhong!"

boom! ~
In an instant, the Xiliang commander in the tent heard a loud noise in his head and was stunned.

Did Liu Zilie enter Guanzhong from Wuguan?

Didn’t he rush to Tongguan to fight?

When did you go to Wuguan?

shuh~
Everyone's eyes turned to Ma Chao.

"What nonsense!"

Ma Chao's handsome face flushed red. He stood up suddenly and grabbed the soldier by the collar: "My scouts have found out clearly that Liu Zilie is clearly heading towards Tongguan. How could he go to Wuguan?"

The soldier's face was filled with fear. "But, Wuguan was indeed lost! And according to the remnants of the Wuguan soldiers, they also saw the big flag with the word [Chu] on it that night..."

If Wuguan is really lost, all the passes and cities along the Wuguan Road will surely be defeated and surrender without a fight.

At the end of Wuguan Road, that is...

Han Sui's face suddenly turned pale: "Not good! Chang'an..."

"Report!"

A soldier rushed into the tent and said, "Generals, urgent news from Chang'an. Chang'an has been lost!"

Wow! ~
All the generals in the tent stood up suddenly, even overturning the table in front of them.

"How is this possible? Even if Liu Zilie passed Wuguan and all the passes along the way surrendered, it would be impossible for him to capture Chang'an so quickly!"

"If Liu Zilie really occupied Chang'an, and if he and Cao Mengde joined forces, wouldn't we be the ones attacked from both sides?"

"Damn it! Liu Wu is coming for us!"

If Liu Wu occupied Chang'an, how would they return to Xiliang?
Han Sui was completely at a loss at this moment, and was at a loss: "It's over! We are done..."

"Uncle, don't worry!" Ma Chao stood with a spear in his hand, his eyes full of murderous intent: "Uncle, please guard Tongguan and stop Cao Cao. I will lead the cavalry back to Chang'an to meet Liu Wu!"

"Marquis Hu said he can hold out for nine rounds under Liu Zilie. I want to see how many rounds Liu Wu can hold out under my gun!!!"

　No more today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)